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Today's podcast features Flynn Disney. Flynn is a parkour athlete and human performance coach known for integrating mind, body, and environment in movement training. Flynn combines his history as an athlete with an intensive study of human psychology and experience training animals to provide a unique and insightful perspective on training. All too often, training is thought of on the level of machine-like qualities. Sets, reps, drills, and coaching cues. Rarely do we consider those processes by which children and animals learn, or how the consideration of the total human can change the process by which we coach. Much of this also involves looking at what makes animals and humans both similar and unique, in their movement strength, and abilities. On today's show, Flynn digs into the key differences between animals and humans from a perspective of reflexes and internal wiring, the role of reflexes in training, and examples in plyometric, running, and dynamic “spinal-engine” activities (and the value of “the worm” breakdance move, from an athletic perspective). He talks about the role of attentional networks, and training implications, the impact of risk on our reflex loops in training, and more. Today's episode is brought to you by TeamBuildr's Gym Studio and Athletic Development Games. Use the code “justfly25” for 25% off any Lila Exogen wearable resistance training, including the popular Exogen Calf Sleeves. For this offer, head to: Lilateam.com TeamBuildr is an online software for coaches and trainers. Use the code “JUSTFLY” for a free 30-day trial of the TeamBuildr software. For a Gym Studio 14-day free trial, head to gymstudio.com View more podcast episodes at the podcast homepage. Main Points 9:00- Key differences between human and animal movement, particularly on the level of reflexes 18:00- Attentional aspects of the brain and training implications 24:00- The power of subconscious processes and the relaxation/reflex action in humans 30:00- Playing with varying frequencies in running and sprinting situations 35:00- “The Hero's Journey” of Coaching 50:00- The role and interplace of “Fixed” versus “Exploratory” aspects of training 59:00- Visual tracking and athletic human movements 1:10:00- Risk and reflex arcs in training Quotes “Animal movement is much more constrained by reflexes than human movement; if you take a rabbit and extend their back legs, their front leg will reflexively flex” “We (humans) have many more movement options (than animals)” “Taking small moments of rest (between main sets) is so profound that is so easy to implement; it seems to integrate learning at a deeper level, this cooling down process allowing new neural connections to form” “If you run with a more frequent step, instead of bounds or strides, it's such a different quality” “We're generally less happy when we are in (Default Mode Network) that state, we are more happy when we are task oriented, or sensory oriented” “When a reflex is terminated, it's very satisfying; when you move away from it, it feels dis-satisfying” “If I experience something that is possible, but not completely unimaginable, I will get a surge of energy” About Flynn Disney Flynn Disney is a professional parkour athlete and coach, known for his innovative approach to movement and skill development. Based in London, his mastery of parkour fundamentals, coupled with a deep understanding of biomechanics, has made him a sought-after coach in the movement training community. As a coach, Flynn emphasizes an approach the integrates mind and body, helping athletes of all levels break through physical and psychological barriers. Flynn also contributes to the sport through workshops and content that promote parkour as a tool for developing adaptable and well-rounded athletes.

Dans cet épisode, Jérémie et Simon discutent de 4 aspects qu'il considère soit surestimé (overrated) ou sous-estimé (underrated), et ils ne sont tous les deux pas d'accord sur chacun des points... Bien entendu, ils partageront leur point de vue et supporteront leur vision avec leur expérience et leurs connaissances scientifiques sur le sujet. Références : Calatayud, J., Vinstrup, J., Jakobsen, M. D., Sundstrup, E., Brandt, M., Jay, K., Colado, J. C., & Andersen, L. L. (2016). Importance of mind-muscle connection during progressive resistance training. European journal of applied physiology, 116(3), 527–533. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-015-3305-7 Wulf, G. (2012). Attentional focus and motor learning: a review of 15 years. International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 6(1), 77–104. https://doi.org/10.1080/1750984X.2012.723728 Halperin, I., & Vigotsky, A. D. (2016). The mind-muscle connection in resistance training: friend or foe?. European journal of applied physiology, 116(4), 863–864. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-016-3341-y Jukic, I., García-Ramos, A., Baláš, J., Malecek, J., Omcirk, D., & Tufano, J. J. (2021). Ergogenic effects of lifting straps on movement velocity, grip strength, perceived exertion and grip security during the deadlift exercise. Physiology & behavior, 229, 113283. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2020.113283* Valério, D. F., Berton, R., Barbieri, J. F., Calzavara, J., De Moraes, A. C., & Barroso, R. (2021). The effects of lifting straps in maximum strength, number of repetitions and muscle activation during lat pull-down. Sports biomechanics, 20(7), 858–865. https://doi.org/10.1080/14763141.2019.1610490*

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(This is a re-release of episode 31 of Live Well and Flourish.)Being able to control your emotions to minimize unnecessary suffering, and to maximize positive feelings is important to your flourishing. In this episode, Craig discusses emotional regulation and provides some strategies for taking control of your emotions and emotional responses. There's also a goat story!NotesFive Families of Emotional Regulation StrategiesStrategy family Example strategiesSituation selection AvoidanceSituation modification Direct request (to change the situation)Attentional deployment Distraction Rumination (directing attention towards causes & consequences)Cognitive change Cognitive reappraisal Acceptance (of the emotion)Response modulation Expressive suppression (preventing outward expressions of emotion) Physiological intervention (e.g. breathing deeply and slowly)Note: Adapted from McCrae & Gross (2020) Available at: https://psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/2020-03346-001.html Article on Stoicism and Emotion Regulationhttps://antidotesforchimps.com/2019/12/14/stoicism-emotion-regulation/Live Well and Flourish website: https://www.livewellandflourish.com/ The theme music for Live Well and Flourish was written by Hazel Crossler, hazel.crossler@gmail.com.Production assistant - Paul Robert

In this episode, Reed Nyffeler, CEO of a global franchising firm and host, Art Calderon, discuss the concept of 'attentional moments' and the importance of being present with intention. Reed shares insights on how paying attention and being intentional can lead to transformational moments in both personal and professional life. The episode delves into the cost of not being present, balancing structure with intuition, and recognizing the significance of transformational moments over mere scheduled events. Reed emphasizes the importance of intuitive interaction, propelling leaders, and the refreshing cycle of living out one's unique purpose. Highlights Time measurements like a month, week, and day are consistent and universal.A 'moment' can be vague and less defined in duration.A moment is not always scheduled or placed on a calendar.When someone says they're having a moment, it implies they need an unscheduled break.Always be ready and motivated to share attention and intention to create a transformational moment.

In this episode, Keely, Corrine, and Hillary discuss various life events and races before delving into recent research. First, they explore the current state of menstrual cycle research, highlighting areas of improvement and those that still have a way to go. They then discuss the impact of menstrual-related symptoms on mental health and spatial performance. As coaches, they share their approaches to addressing the menstrual cycle for athletes who menstruate, including tracking the cycle and adapting training to meet individual athletes' specific needs. Finally, they touch on Low Energy Availability (LEA) and RED-S, highlighting recent research showing that LEA can manifest in as little as 3 days. They also discuss coaching strategies for helping athletes recover from short-term and long-term LEA periods. Disclaimer: This podcast does not provide medical advice, but rather shares recent information in these two areas. Listeners are advised to always discuss their unique needs with a licensed professional.   Sponsors: This episode is brought to you by Freetrail @runfreetrail www.freetrail.com - subscribe and JOIN US IN SLACK & Our Title Sponsor is The Feed!!! Follow the link to get $20 to spend every quarter ($80 every year!): https://thefeed.com/trailsociety + a cool Trail Society water bottle!   Articles Referenced: Menstrual Cycle and Performance: Smith ES, Weakley J, McKay AKA, McCormick R, Tee N, Kuikman MA, Harris R, Minahan C, Buxton S, Skinner J, Ackerman KE, Elliott-Sale KJ, Stellingwerff T, Burke LM. Minimal influence of the menstrual cycle or hormonal contraceptives on performance in female rugby league athletes. Eur J Sport Sci. 2024 Jun 15. doi:10.1002/ejsc.12151. PMID: 38877892.   Menstrual Cycle and Birth Control Nolan, David, et al. “The Effect of Hormonal Contraceptive Use on Skeletal Muscle Hypertrophy, Power and Strength Adaptations to Resistance Exercise Training: A Systematic Review and Multilevel Meta-Analysis.” Sports Medicine (Auckland, N.Z.), 27 Sept. 2023, pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37755666/, https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-023-01911-3. Accessed 15 Oct. 2023. Ihalainen, Johanna K., et al. “Self-Reported Performance and Hormonal-Cycle-Related Symptoms in Competitive Female Athletes.” Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal, vol. 32, no. 1, 2 July 2024, journals.humankinetics.com/view/journals/wspaj/32/1/article-wspaj.2023-0102.xml, https://doi.org/10.1123/wspaj.2023-0102.     Menstrual Cycle, Behavioral, and Cognitive Parameters   Ronca,F., et al. Attentional, anticipatory and spatial cognition fluctuate throughout the menstrual cycle: Potential implications for female sport. In- Press. Neuropsychologia 17 May 2024. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0028393224001246?via%3Dihub     Kullik, Lisa, et al. “The Prevalence of Menstrual Cycle Symptoms and Their Association with Mental Health and Sleep in German Exercising Women and Athletes.” Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 1 Feb. 2024, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2024.02.008.   LEA, return to sport, impacts of short-term LEA, and menstrual dysfunction   De Souza, Mary Jane, et al. “Randomised Controlled Trial of the Effects of Increased Energy Intake on Menstrual Recovery in Exercising Women with Menstrual Disturbances: The “REFUEL” Study.” Human Reproduction, vol. 36, no. 8, 24 June 2021, pp. 2285–2297, https://doi.org/10.1093/humrep/deab149. Accessed 25 Nov. 2021. Hutson, Mark J, et al. “High‐Impact Jumping Mitigates the Short‐Term Effects of Low Energy Availability on Bone Resorption but Not Formation in Regularly Menstruating Females: A Randomized Control Trial.” Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, vol. 33, no. 9, 26 June 2023, pp. 1690–1702, https://doi.org/10.1111/sms.14437. Accessed 7 Dec. 2023. Hutson, Mark J., et al. “Effects of Low Energy Availability on Bone Health in Endurance Athletes and High-Impact Exercise as a Potential Countermeasure: A Narrative Review.” Sports Medicine, vol. 51, no. 3, 21 Dec. 2020, pp. 391–403, https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-020-01396-4.

Thursday, July 11th 2024Today, Trump's ‘secretary of retribution' has a ‘target list' of 350 people he wants arrested; CNN chief Mark Thompson announces sweeping overhaul of news network cutting 100 jobs; a bipartisan Senate group is pushing a ban on lawmaker stock trading; French investigators have opened an inquiry into the finances of the 2022 Le Pen campaign; a Lawyer for megachurch pastor Robert Morris is blaming the 12-year-old girl for initiating the ‘inappropriate' sexual conduct at issue; plus Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.Elle ReeveBlack Pill: How I Witnessed the Darkest Corners of the Internet Come to Life, Poison Society, and Capture American Politics by Elle Reeve (Amazon)Twitter: https://twitter.com/elspethreeveNetroots Nation 2024:Netroots Nation is in Baltimore, July 11-13. Go to netrootsnation.org and type NN24Partner in the promo box for 10% off your ticket.Tickets and LIVE show dates https://allisongill.comSubscribe for free to MuellerSheWrote on Substackhttps://muellershewrote.substack.com Lawyer for megachurch pastor blamed 12-year-old for initiating ‘inappropriate' sexual conduct (NBC News)Bipartisan Senate group pushes ban on lawmaker stock trading (NPR)Trump's 'secretary of retribution' has a 'target list' of 350 people he wants arrested (Raw Story)CNN chief Mark Thompson announces sweeping overhaul of news network, cuts 100 jobs (CNN) Subscribe to Lawyers, Guns, And MoneyAd-free premium feed: https://lawyersgunsandmoney.supercast.comSubscribe for free everywhere else:https://lawyersgunsandmoney.simplecast.com/episodes/1-miami-1985Check out other MSW Media podcastshttps://mswmedia.com/shows/Follow AG and Dana on Social MediaDr. Allison Gill Follow Mueller, She Wrote on Posthttps://post.news/@/MuellerSheWrote?utm_source=TwitterAG&utm_medium=creator_organic&utm_campaign=muellershewrote&utm_content=FollowMehttps://muellershewrote.substack.comhttps://twitter.com/MuellerSheWrotehttps://www.threads.net/@muellershewrotehttps://www.tiktok.com/@muellershewrotehttps://instagram.com/muellershewroteDana Goldberghttps://twitter.com/DGComedyhttps://www.instagram.com/dgcomedyhttps://www.facebook.com/dgcomedyhttps://danagoldberg.comHave some good news; a confession; or a correction to share?Good News & Confessions - The Daily Beanshttps://www.dailybeanspod.com/confessional/From The Good NewsHeads up – The Seattle show is sold out. If you are in a position of having tickets to empty seats please send us a message at hello@muellershewrote.com – put “Seattle Tickets” in the subject line – and we'll see if we can connect you with people who would like to go, but were unable to get tickets.Attentional, anticipatory and spatial cognition fluctuate throughout the menstrual cycle: potential implications for female sportCat Adoption Team (Sherwood, OR)Free Telehealth Appointments for COVID-19 Treatment (Washington State|doh.wa.gov)Underwater Archaeology and Maritime History (Minnesota)Herlights on Apple PodcastsCopa 71 (IMDB) Live Show Ticket Links:https://allisongill.com (for all tickets and show dates)Wednesday July 10th – Portland OR – Polaris Hall(with Dana!) - SOLD OUTThursday July 11th – Seattle WA – The Triple Door(with Dana!) - SOLD OUTThursday July 25th Milwaukee, WI https://tinyurl.com/Beans-MKESunday July 28th Nashville, TN - with Phil Williams https://tinyurl.com/Beans-TennWednesday July 31st St. Louis, MO https://tinyurl.com/Beans-STLFriday August 16th Washington, DC - with Andy McCabe, Pete Strzok, Glenn Kirschner https://tinyurl.com/Beans-in-DCSaturday August 24 San Francisco, CA https://tinyurl.com/Beans-SF Listener Survey:http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=shortFollow the Podcast on Apple:The Daily Beans on Apple PodcastsWant to support the show and get it ad-free and early?Supercasthttps://dailybeans.supercast.com/OrPatreon https://patreon.com/thedailybeansOr subscribe on Apple Podcasts with our affiliate linkThe Daily Beans on Apple Podcasts

If you're someone who struggles with anxiety, ADHD, or both, it can be difficult to know what signs to look out for. Because in some ways, anxiety and ADHD can be similar. In this video, we'll go over the common symptoms that can indicate you may have anxiety, ADHD, or a combination of both. Whether you're someone who has been diagnosed with anxiety, ADHD, or you're just curious about the symptoms of these conditions, this video is for you. By the end of this video, you'll have a better understanding of what to look out for and how to manage these conditions. We also made a video on the signs of ADHD, not laziness. Be sure to check it out too:    • 5 Signs You Have ADHD, Not Laziness   Enjoying our content and want to support us directly? Join our premium subscription for access to our podcast, bonus content, merch discounts and more! Visit www.psych2go.supercast.com Researcher & Writer: Morgan Swift Editor: Caitlin McColl Script manager: Kelly Soong Voice Over: Amanda Silvera (   / amandasilvera  ) Animator: swishtrush Production Assistant: Thomas Kang YouTube Manager: Cindy Cheong #adhd #anxiety References Adult ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder). (n.d.) Adult ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder) | Anxiety and Depression Association of America, ADAA American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). Brooker, R. J., Moore, M. N., Van Hulle, C. A., Beekman, C. R., Begnoche, J. P., Lemery‐Chalfant, K., & Goldsmith, H. H. (2020). Attentional control explains covariation between symptoms of Attention‐Deficit/Hyperactivity disorder and anxiety during adolescence. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 30(1), 126-141. https://doi.org/10.1111/jora.12506 Craske, M. G., Rauch, S. L., Ursano, R., Prenoveau, J., Pine, D. S., & Zinbarg, R. E. (2009). What is an anxiety disorder? Depression and Anxiety, 26;4;(12;2;), 1066-1085. https://doi.org/10.1002/da.20633 Grogan, K., Gormley, C. I., Rooney, B., Whelan, R., Kiiski, H., Naughton, M., & Bramham, J. (2018). Differential diagnosis and comorbidity of ADHD and anxiety in adults. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 57(1), 99-115.https://doi.org/10.1111/bjc.12156 Jarrett, M. A., & Ollendick, T. H. (2012). Treatment of comorbid attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity disorder and anxiety in children: A multiple baseline design analysis. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 80(2), 239-244. APA PsycNet Judith S. Brook, David W. Brook, Chenshu Zhang, Nathan Seltzer, Stephen J. Finch; Adolescent ADHD and Adult Physical and Mental Health, Work Performance, and Financial Stress. Pediatrics January 2013; 131 (1): 5–13. 10.1542/peds.2012-1725 Liza, K @lizakoshy. 2014, 07, 10). I'm too ADHD for life man. I have problems I'm sorry boo ([Tweet]. Twitter. Liza Koshy on Twitter Liza, K @lizakoshy. 2019, 08, 11). The attention deficit disorder is strong with this one ([Tweet]. Twitter. Liza Koshy on Twitter Liza Koshy on Opening Up | Friendship & Mental Health | Ad Council. (2018, January 17). [Video]. YouTube. Liza Koshy on Opening Up | Friendship & Mental Health | Ad Council Low, K. (2021). How people with ADHD can cope with hypersensitivity in situations. Very Well Mind.How People With ADHD Can Cope With Hypersensitivity in Situations MediLexicon International. (n.d.). What is the link between ADHD and rejection sensitive dysphoria? Medical News Today. What is the link between ADHD and rejection sensitive dysphoria? Petersen, N. (2016, March 27). Why are people with ADHD bad at planning ahead? Psych Central.Why Are People With ADHD Bad at Planning Ahead?

ADHD Coach Katherine Sanders Hello and welcome back to another episode where we share how to make your life with ADHD as fulfilling and joy-filled as possible.We've explored how using executive functions, integrating self-compassion, and leveraging strengths-based approaches can create powerful tools for managing ADHD. Today, we're uncovering how celebrating our successes, engaging in force-free productivity, and using the transformative power of positive self-talk can transform our productivity and overall mood. You'll earn how these strategies can dramatically affect your well-being and effectiveness, and discover actionable tips to cultivate a more fulfilling and effective work life.Tune in to discover how celebrating small wins, aligning work with your strengths, and practicing positive self-talk can create a sustainable, joyful, and productive lifeDon't forget to sign up for my seminar on Monday 3rd June 2024 (live) at the link below.Connect with Katherine here:WebsiteInstagramTiktokFacebookYoutubeLinkedINThreads Register for 'Overwhelmed to Overflowing: how to confidently navigate your ADHD Challenges to become your own best boss' here. Bolier, L., Haverman, M., Westerhof, G.J. et al. Positive psychology interventions: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled studies. BMC Public Health 13, 119 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-13-119Lambez B, Harwood-Gross A, Golumbic EZ, Rassovsky Y. Non-pharmacological interventions for cognitive difficulties in ADHD: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Psychiatr Res. 2020 Jan;120:40-55. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2019.10.007. Epub 2019 Oct 12. PMID: 31629998.Poissant H, Mendrek A, Talbot N, Khoury B, Nolan J. Behavioral and Cognitive Impacts of Mindfulness-Based Interventions on Adults with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A Systematic Review. Behav Neurol. 2019 Apr 4;2019:5682050. doi: 10.1155/2019/5682050. PMID: 31093302; PMCID: PMC6476147.Chan ESM, Gaye F, Cole AM, Singh LJ, Kofler MJ. Central executive training for ADHD: Impact on organizational skills at home and school. A randomized controlled trial. Neuropsychology. 2023 Nov;37(8):859-871. doi: 10.1037/neu0000918. Epub 2023 Jul 13. PMID: 37439737; PMCID: PMC10615842.Greven CU, Buitelaar JK, Salum GA. From positive psychology to psychopathology: the continuum of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2018 Mar;59(3):203-212. doi: 10.1111/jcpp.12786. Epub 2017 Jul 21. PMID: 28731214.Dupuis A, Mudiyanselage P, Burton CL, Arnold PD, Crosbie J, Schachar RJ. Hyperfocus or flow? Attentional strengths in autism spectrum disorder. Front Psychiatry. 2022 Sep 16;13:886692. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.886692. PMID: 36276327; PMCID: PMC9579965.Cremone A, Lugo-Candelas CI, Harvey EA, McDermott JM, Spencer RMC. Positive emotional attention bias in young children with...

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.comIn this bonus episode, psychologist and ATTENTION SPAN author Gloria Mark returns to discuss what to do when stress leads to difficulty focusing, how to reclaim your attention from your inbox, how to help kids cultivate attentional well-being, and more.Gloria Mark is Chancellor's Professor Emerita at the University of California, Irvine, and also spent ten years as a visiting senior researcher at Microsoft Research. She received her PhD from Columbia University in psychology. For over two decades she has researched the impact of digital media on people's lives, studying how using our devices affect our multitasking, distractions, mood and behavior. She has published over 200 papers in the top journals and conferences in the field of human-computer interaction, has received numerous paper awards, and was inducted into the ACM SIGCHI Academy in 2017 in recognition for her contribution to the field. She has also been a Fulbright scholar and has received the prestigious NSF Career grant. Her work has been widely recognized outside of academia: she has appeared on The Ezra Klein show, NPR's Hidden Brain, Sanjay Gupta's CNN Chasing Life, CBS Sunday Morning, Dax Shepard's Armchair Expert, among many others. Her work has been featured in the popular media, e.g. New York Times, Wall Street Journal, NPR, The Atlantic, BBC, and others. She has been invited to present her work at SXSW and the Aspen Ideas Festival. Her recent book is Attention Span: A Groundbreaking Way to Restore Balance, Happiness and Productivity, named by The Globe and Mail as the #1 Best Business and Management book of 2023, and chosen as the Season 20 selection of the Next Big Idea Book Club. Find her at gloriamark.com and on Substack.This episode is for paid subscribers. Listen to a free preview here, and sign up for a paid subscription to hear the full episode!Get Christy's book The Wellness Trap now for a deeper dive into the topics we cover on the pod, and strategies to support true well-being.If you're looking to make peace with food and break free from diet and wellness culture, come check out Christy's Intuitive Eating Fundamentals online course.

“Attentional control, colloquially referred to as concentration, refers to an individual's capacity to choose what they pay attention to and what they ignore.[1] It is also known as endogenous attention or executive attention. In lay terms, attentional control can be described as an individual's ability to concentrate. Primarily mediated by the frontal areas of the brain including the anterior cingulate cortex, attentional control is thought to be closely related to other executive functions such as working memory.[2][3]” -Wikipedia. “Wellness Is Multidimensional Wellness is about more than just physical health. Most models of wellness include at least six dimensions (and sometimes up to 9 or 12): Physical: Nourishing a healthy body through exercise, nutrition, sleep, etc. Mental: Engaging the world through learning, problem-solving, creativity, etc. Emotional: Being aware of, accepting and expressing our feelings, and understanding the feelings of others. Spiritual: Searching for meaning and higher purpose in human existence. Social: Connecting and engaging with others and our communities in meaningful ways. Environmental: Fostering positive interrelationships between planetary health and human actions, choices and wellbeing.” -https://globalwellnessinstitute.org/what-is-wellness/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/antonio-myers4/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/antonio-myers4/support

Dr. Charles opens the show by talking about 1972 Eastern Airlines Flight 401 and how it demonstrates the limits to our attention. He then talks about how we tend to be the genesis of many of our own digital distractions. He then outlines how to address and limit our distractions in our work and lesiure. Finally, he spends time answering listener emails. 

Wie wäre es, wenn Du Deine Muskeln um bis zu 32% effektiver trainieren könntest – ohne nennenswert mehr Zeit investieren zu müssen? Was nach Zauberei (oder Doping) klingt, ist tatsächlich völlig legal – und wenig bekannt: Es ist die Magie Deiner Gedanken. Indem Du Dein Denken beim Krafttraining gezielt fokussierst, steigerst Du die Effektivität Deines Workouts. Wie das funktioniert, erfährst Du in dieser Folge – mit 10 simplen Strategien, die Du direkt ins nächste Training mitnehmen kannst.

In the dynamic journey of personal and professional development, one concept stands as a beacon of peak performance and unparalleled fulfilment – the idea of "flow." While the concept of flow isn't new, the path to discovering and tapping into your unique flow is a personal odyssey that holds the key to unlocking your greatest potential. Dr. Bruce H. Jackson, an esteemed expert in leadership, coaching, and peak performance, has dedicated his life's work to unravelling the mysteries of flow and helping individuals chart their course towards it. Fasten your seatbelts and get ready to embark on a transformative journey as we uncover the art of tapping into your unique flow – the key to achieving your highest aspirations and living a life of purpose and abundance. [00:34] - About Dr. Bruce H. Jackson Dr. Jackson is the Principal of the Attentional Leadership Institute. He is an Executive Director at the Charlie Life and Leadership Academy. Dr. Jackson is the author of a book titled, “Finding Your Flow: How to Identify Your Flow Assets and Liabilities, the Keys to Peak Performance Every Day.” --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tbcy/support

Dr. Simon Rosalie joins the Mental RACE Podcast to discuss about how to reach an optimal mental and physical state in moments that count. A state which allows you to manage your finite attentional resources wisely and do the right thing at the right time in order to perform at your best.What is the science behind human decision making and attentional resources, and how to use that information to facilitate high performance? How do the best performers in the world do decisions and guide their attention? How could an ice hockey player prepare to maximise their changes to score in a game? How about Formula-1 and other car racing, what are key things to pay attention to in cornering, race start and overtaking situations? Should you focus more on the opponents or on yourself? What is “too much focus” and what is too little? How to engage more with your instincts and shut down the ruminating brain? What does imagery training have to do with this? What is quiet eye technique? Why lack of neck strength might limit your attentional resources in elite motor racing? How can you apply the principles of decision making and attentional resources to facilitate corporate high performance, such as delivering a sales pitch or handling a tough negotiation? Join my discussion with Dr. Rosalie and find out the answers to the above and more!Dr. Rosalie is one of the rare people who has in-depth experience both from research AND practice in elite level racing, ranging from Formula-1 to motorcycle racing. In addition, Dr. Rosalie has broad experience in other sports ranging from field hockey to triathlon. He is a biometrics engineer and a skill acquisition specialist who holds a PhD in motor learning and control. Dr. Rosalie works currently as a skills acquisition specialist for Hintsa Performance, consulting Hintsa Formula-1 drivers and their coaches. He has created a motorsport specific off-track skills learning programme in collaboration with Hintsa Performance, with the aim to maximise transfer from simulator and other off-track training to actual track racing. This product has been conceived in order to solve the problem of limited track time, and therefore practice time, in motor racing. Reach out to antti.kontsas@hintsa.com for more information about this novel service.Dr Rosalie´s research here:https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Simon-RosalieYou can find Dr. Rosalie from LinkedIn and also ask questions via email: simon@simonrosalie.com.auEnjoy the show!

In this episode, Caleb talks with Jack Carson about his book, Surprised by Doubt, and more.Links MentionedSurprised by Doubt: How Disillusionment Can Invite Us into a Deeper Faith by Joshua Chatraw and Jack CarsonCaleb's Substack

In this episode we discuss the relationship between interoceptive processing, conscious and subconscious as well as how that relates to the polyvagal theory. We explore how interoception changes in the different states of the nervous system, such as ventral vagal, sympathetic, and dorsal vagal states. We also discuss the role of interoception in emotions and feelings, and how it can impact social interactions. Our conversation begins our discussion around the importance of understanding interoceptive processing in clinical practice and hopefully offers insights into how we can support individuals with different interoceptive needs.Check out DFX's learning journeys to build your clinical reasoning skills with Tracy: https://dfxlearningjourneys.thinkific.com/ Curious about Regulation 101, follow our link or email us for more information:https://seedot.thinkific.com/courses/regulation-101 Timestamps00:00:00 - Introduction to the episode and announcement of available training00:03:23 - Discussion on the relationship between interoception and polyvagal theory00:06:19 - Importance of understanding the receptors in interoceptive processing00:08:13 - Interception extends beyond visceral organs to include other receptors00:09:19 - Interception involves both physical sensations and emotional feelings00:12:01 - Context of sensation and social touch00:14:27 - Receptors becoming bristly when not open to receive touch00:21:13 - Neuroceptive function of comfort and safety00:23:26 - Tuning into social cues and internal/external focus00:26:42 - Relationship between state and receptor activation00:28:20 - Stretch receptors and their role in processing interoceptive information00:30:07 - Electrical and chemical changes in interoceptive processing00:31:44 - The role of mismatch and posterior insula in emotion00:33:59 - Shift from subconscious to awareness-based processing00:38:44 - Impact of interoception on mobilization00:41:53 - Tracy discusses the interaction between polyvagal system and interoception00:43:08 - Tracy explains how states impact interoceptive cues and choices00:48:42 - Discussion on the role of attention in interoceptive awareness00:49:52 - The anterior insula's role in drawing attention to interoceptive signals00:50:59 - Individual differences in valence tipping and interoceptive awareness00:54:40 - Treatment considerations for interoceptive cues and shame triggersKey Takeaways:Interoception involves the processing of internal bodily sensations and emotions.Interoceptive processing is influenced by the state of the nervous system, such as the ventral vagal state, sympathetic state, and dorsal vagal state.The quality and function of interoceptive receptors can change depending on the state of the nervous system.Interoceptive cues can signal safety or threat, leading to different physiological and emotional responses.Attentional processes play a role in interoceptive processing, with the ability to shift attention between internal and external cues.Our Favourite Quote from this episode:"The valence-based function of interoception tells us if something is good or bad, and if we want more or less of it." – Tracy M Stackhouse. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr Joe Davies, Chartered Psychologist, and lecturer in Applied Psychology at Cardiff Metropolitan University. Joe's research primarily explores the causes and consequences of obesity within secure psychiatric inpatient services. Following his PhD, Joe worked for the National Collaborative Commissioning Unit of NHS Wales on Welsh Government commissioned projects aimed at improving care for secure inpatients, subsequently publishing the national review of secure inpatient services: Making Days Count. (See main points of the conversation below) Weight Gain is Not Associated with Antipsychotic Medication, Sociodemographic Factors, or Diagnosis in a Welsh Secure Mental Health Unit (tandfonline.com) https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6011-8591   Main points from conversation, - The conversation is about the issue of weight gain and obesity in forensic health and prison settings. - We discuss the lack of data on whether going to prison or hospital leads to weight gain or weight loss. - The importance of interviewing patients to understand their experiences and perspectives is emphasized. - We mention the potential link between overeating and trauma as a way of protecting oneself. - Attentional bias, where individuals pay more attention to salient stimuli, is discussed as a potential factor in weight gain. - The lack of integrated physical health care in forensic settings is highlighted. - The need for better nutrition and healthier behavior in prisons is mentioned. - The importance of patient involvement in shaping policy and improving care is emphasized. - The complex interaction of various factors contributing to weight gain is acknowledged. - The lack of input from nutritionists in forensic settings is mentioned. - We highlight the need for more research and awareness to bring about lasting change in addressing weight gain and obesity in forensic health and prison settings.

Are you familiar with the "Attentional bias" principle? We tested this for our ecommerce clients recently... The results surprised us and here is how you can implement it: So first of all - Attentional Bias is a cognitive bias that influences people's tendency to focus more on certain stimuli or information due to personal interests, emotions, or preferences. Think about it... if you are a meat lover, you are more likely to notice a big sign from the butcher saying "Ribeyes are 30% off just today" Here is 3 ideas we recently tested for our ecom clients with great success: Addressing the top motivations & hesitations: Scrape customer reviews and ask GPT to analyze the sentiment in each review and then give us the top 3 motivations for buying the product & the 3 biggest hesitations/dislikes. Test: We redesigned the PDP page based on this information and displayed the info above the fold and around the Add to cart button. Why it works: Because people are more likely to pay attention to things they actually find important. Emotional Storytelling: Craft compelling stories that evoke emotions related to your products or brand values. Test: we added a founder's story that explains the "why" of the brand and the person behind it. we highlighted it above the fold and via an interactive FAQ via @gotolstoy why it works: Attentional Bias leads people to focus on emotionally resonant content, making them more likely to connect with your brand and convert. in the above case we envoked empathy which leads to connection and ultimately trust and higher likelihood of conversion. interactive Elements: Setup A quiz to make the final product selection personalized and engage users and hold their attention. Test. use yes/no questions and rate yourself from 1-10. These questions are easy to answer and require less effort to answer on mobile. Ultimately the products the user ends up with, should feel personalized because of their answers. why it works: people are more likely to buy if they feel that the products are tailored to their needs. They want to feel special and heard at the end of the day. Oh and if this was useful in any way for you, please let me know below.

We live in the age of polarization. We get into long debates about whether things are black or white, but when it comes to topics like training and motor learning, the reality is often a shade of grey. Professor Kevin Becker is looking to create a conversation beyond dichotomies. On this week's GAINcast he shares some ideas around motor learning and attentional focus that attempt to color in the areas in between. For more information on this topic, read the complete show notes at: https://www.hmmrmedia.com/2023/07/gaincast-episode-272-beyond-dichotomies-with-kevin-becker/ The following links were also referenced in the podcast or provide some additional reading material on the topic: The GAINcast is sponsored by GAIN and by HMMR Media. Join HMMR Media to get access to a vast library of online training resources, video, articles, podcasts, and more. You can read more research from Becker on his ResearchGate page and his faculty biography. You can also follow him on Instagram (@drbeckerthrows). You can learn more from Becker in his full video lesson in the HMMR Classroom where he shares ideas on attentional focus, optimal feedback strategies, constraints in training, and more. GAIN members can also watch his past GAIN presentations here. Becker has also previously been a guest on HMMR Podcast 282 and HMMR Podcast 237 where he discussed feedback and cues and planning sessions for learning. Visit our motor learning topic overview page for more on motor learning, including many articles and videos about Frans Bosch's approach to motor learning.

In this episode, we're exploring our element of curiosity alongside the third aspect of deep listening which is “seeing the person's innocence.” This can be a tough aspect considering what may be a more common tendency to listen with the lens of “seeing the other person's problem” or “seeing the person's solution.” Problem is, those lenses make it nearly impossible to listen well. We'll talk about the practices to overcome those obstacles and to help us listen with an intention that creates more open, effective, and fulfilling conversations. Links and Sources: Joy Lab Community Find lots of resources to support you and you'll join a crew of inspiring people who are building their resilience and joy while also helping to keep our Joy Lab podcast in existence! Joy Lab Program (step-by-step practices to help you build and maintain the elements of joy in your life) More of our Curiosity pods:  #3 Curiosity- Reshaping Your Brain #15 How Can We Respond to Tragic Loss? #16 The Surprising Benefits of Not Knowing  #62 Easing Anxiety with Curiosity & the Power of Deep Listening #63 Being Present with Yourself and Others #64 Taking Charge of Your Attention Chemistry of Calm (Dr. Emmons' book referenced in this series) Relationships between measures of I- and D-type curiosity, ambiguity tolerance, and need for closure: An initial test of the wanting-liking model of information-seeking. Find it here. The Role of Attentional Control in the Relationship Between Mindfulness and Anxiety. Find it here. Neural mechanisms of attentional control in mindfulness meditation. Find it here. Attentional focus in endurance activity: new paradigms and future directions. Find it here. More on Martin Buber's philosophy Full transcript available at: https://www.naturalmentalhealth.com/podcasts/joy-lab-podcast/episodes/2147964368

We're working on “Attention” in this episode, the second aspect of deep listening and also a skill that boosts our curiosity. So, how do attention, listening, curiosity, and mental health relate? Well, they're all skills and areas of our wellbeing that can be improved with practice. Listen in for how to direct your attention and curiosity where you want it and in ways that enhance your mood, calm anxious thoughts, and that also support your superpower of deep listening (to yourself and others).  Links and Sources: Joy Lab Community Find lots of resources to support you and you'll join a crew of inspiring people who are building their resilience and joy while also helping to keep our Joy Lab podcast in existence! Joy Lab Program (step-by-step practices to help you build and maintain the elements of joy in your life) More of our Curiosity pods:  #3 Curiosity- Reshaping Your Brain #15 How Can We Respond to Tragic Loss? #16 The Surprising Benefits of Not Knowing  #62  Chemistry of Calm (Dr. Emmons' book referenced in this series) Dubliners by James Joyce Relationships between measures of I- and D-type curiosity, ambiguity tolerance, and need for closure: An initial test of the wanting-liking model of information-seeking. Find it here. The Role of Attentional Control in the Relationship Between Mindfulness and Anxiety. Find it here. Neural mechanisms of attentional control in mindfulness meditation. Find it here. Attentional focus in endurance activity: new paradigms and future directions. Find it here. Full transcript available at: https://www.naturalmentalhealth.com/podcasts/joy-lab-podcast/episodes/2147964367

In this episode, we're exploring our element of Curiosity and the power of presence. Presence is the first of those aspects of deep listening that we noted last episode. And we get it, "being present" can sometimes come off like a cliche, but it's really more than just a hashtag or a title of a self-help book. Tapping into your ability to be more present is a learnable skill that gives you a superpower... the power of choice. Present-moment attention also fuels curiosity, allowing you to see what is with a more expansive perspective, accept what is with less anxiety, and then take wise action (or the wisdom to take no action) in a way that benefits you and those around you. Links and Sources: Joy Lab Community Find lots of resources to support you and you'll join a crew of inspiring people who are building their resilience and joy while also helping to keep our Joy Lab podcast in existence! Joy Lab Program (step-by-step practices to help you build and maintain the elements of joy in your life) More of our Curiosity pods:  #3 Curiosity- Reshaping Your Brain #15 How Can We Respond to Tragic Loss? #16 The Surprising Benefits of Not Knowing  #62 Easing Anxiety with Curiosity & the Power of Deep Listening Chemistry of Calm (Dr. Emmons' book referenced in this series) Dubliners by James Joyce Relationships between measures of I- and D-type curiosity, ambiguity tolerance, and need for closure: An initial test of the wanting-liking model of information-seeking. Find it here. The Role of Attentional Control in the Relationship Between Mindfulness and Anxiety. Find it here. Neural mechanisms of attentional control in mindfulness meditation. Find it here. Attentional focus in endurance activity: new paradigms and future directions. Find it here. Full transcript available at: https://www.naturalmentalhealth.com/podcasts/joy-lab-podcast/episodes/2147963115

In this episode, we're exploring our element Curiosity. We'll talk about using curiosity to reduce anxiety and at the same time how more curious folks can swing toward anxiety. That all may seem like a paradox, but there's a sweet spot in there where we can strengthen our curiosity in ways that feel nourishing and fuel our joy. We'll also touch on the seven aspects of deep listening that can be used to ignite curiosity (and ease anxiety). Links and Sources: Joy Lab Community Find lots of resources to support you and you'll join a crew of inspiring people who are helping to keep our Joy Lab podcast in existence! Joy Lab Program (step-by-step practices to help you build and maintain the elements of joy in your life) More of our Curiosity pods:  #3 Curiosity- Reshaping Your Brain #15 How Can We Respond to Tragic Loss? #16 The Surprising Benefits of Not Knowing  Chemistry of Calm (Dr. Emmons' book referenced in this series) Relationships between measures of I- and D-type curiosity, ambiguity tolerance, and need for closure: An initial test of the wanting-liking model of information-seeking. Find it here. The Role of Attentional Control in the Relationship Between Mindfulness and Anxiety. Find it here. Neural mechanisms of attentional control in mindfulness meditation. Find it here. Attentional focus in endurance activity: new paradigms and future directions. Find it here. Full transcript available at: https://www.naturalmentalhealth.com/podcasts/joy-lab-podcast/episodes/2147953381

Executive function refers to a set of cognitive processes that enables you to plan, organize, initiate, monitor, and adapt your behavior in order to achieve goals. It involves the higher-order control and regulation of other cognitive processes, allowing individuals to manage and coordinate their thoughts, actions, and emotions effectively. Executive function encompasses a range of mental abilities and skills that are essential for daily functioning. These include: Planning and organization: The ability to create a structured approach for achieving a goal, breaking it down into manageable steps, and determining the order in which tasks should be completed. Working memory: The capacity to temporarily hold and manipulate information in mind, allowing individuals to keep relevant information active while performing tasks or solving problems. Attentional control: The ability to focus and sustain attention on a specific task or stimuli, while filtering out distractions and irrelevant information. Cognitive flexibility: The capacity to adapt thinking and behavior in response to changing situations or demands. It involves shifting between different tasks or strategies and adjusting to new rules or perspectives. Inhibitory control: The ability to inhibit or suppress impulsive or automatic responses, allowing individuals to pause, think, and choose more appropriate behaviors or actions. Decision-making: The process of evaluating different options, weighing pros and cons, and selecting the most appropriate course of action based on desired goals and outcomes. Emotional regulation: The skill of managing and regulating emotions in order to appropriately respond to and cope with various situations. It involves recognizing and understanding one's own emotions and those of others, as well as effectively controlling emotional reactions. Executive function skills are crucial for academic and professional success, as well as for managing daily life tasks. They enable you to plan and prioritize tasks, stay organized, stay focused on goals, solve problems, make informed decisions, and regulate their behavior and emotions. While executive function abilities naturally develop throughout childhood and adolescence, they continue to mature into early adulthood. However, executive function can be impaired or disrupted due to various factors, such as brain injury, neurodevelopmental disorders (e.g., ADHD), neurodegenerative diseases (e.g., Alzheimer's), or mental health conditions. Understanding executive function is important as it allows you to recognize and address challenges you may face in areas such as time management, organization, impulse control, and decision-making. By improving executive function skills, individuals can enhance their overall cognitive abilities, productivity, and adaptability in various aspects of life. Let's chat about it. Become A Patreon www.patreon.com/thepositivityxperience For More Info: www.thepositivityxperience.com

Mindfulness for rest and relaxation is important, but preparing for inevitable emotional triggers is empowering. This is where Attentional Fitness comes in. It is different from other forms of mindfulness. Leaders will learn mindfulness-based strategies for developing emotional awareness, self-regulation, and presence in order to respond more effectively to personal and leadership-related pressures.

What is attention, and how can we manage it? The new science of attention explores how our conscious and unconscious attention dictate how we interact with the world. With the proliferation of digital media and always being on digital devices, a proper understanding of attention is more important than ever. Gloria Mark is the Chancellor's Professor in the Department of Informatics at the University of California Irvine. Her new book, Attention Span: A Groundbreaking Way to Restore Balance, Happiness and Productivity, explores what is going on with attention in today's culture and environment as well as how to regain the ability to focus and pay attention for longer periods of time.Gloria and Greg discuss her new book and the ways in which attention is studied, as well as identify many real-world causes that may be in play for why the attention span of humans has been regularly getting shorter. Is there a cultural shift going on? Gloria links attention to sleep, health, and also even success in quitting unhealthy habits. *unSILOed Podcast is produced by University FM.*Episode Quotes:Attention is the currency of our time48:48: I would love it, especially for young people, if they could have the experience of building their attentional muscles because it's a lifelong skill, and attention is really the currency of our time. And we can't perform well unless we have good attention.Flow isn't for all situations or settings23:42: No one should feel bad if they can't get into flow because we use an analytical mindset when we're doing knowledge work. And that can be very rewarding and fulfilling. So, flow isn't for all situations or settings; it can happen, but we shouldn't expect it in knowledge work.Attention has different kinds of states28:18: We can be engaged in something and challenged where we're using some mental effort, and I call that a state of focus. We can also be very engaged in something without hardly any mental effort; I call that rote attention.Reframing our thinking about how we use technology43:48: The main point I've tried to express in the book is that I'd like to reframe our thinking about how we use technology to put well-being first. (44:03) Instead of pushing ourselves to the limits, which is what the current narrative is, let's use technology to be as productive as possible. Let's think about maintaining psychological balance and positive well-being. Because if we're positive, we will be productive.Show Links:Recommended Resources:Herb SimonStanford Entry for Bounded RationalityWalter MischelStanford Marshmallow ExperimentNeuro-ErgonomicsMihaly CsikszentmihalyiMihaly Csikszentmihalyi's 8 Traits of FlowAlbert BanduraBroaden-and-BuildGuest Profile:Faculty Profile at UC IrvineProfessional Profile on UC Department of InformaticsSpeaker's Profile on Chartwell SpeakersGloria Mark's WebsiteGloria Mark on LinkedInGloria Mark on TwitterGloria Mark on Talks at GoogleHer Work:Gloria Mark on Google ScholarArticle in Time MagazineAttention Span: A Groundbreaking Way to Restore Balance, Happiness and Productivity

Gloria Mark is a Chancellor's Professor of Informatics at the University of California, Irvine. She's been a visiting senior researcher at Microsoft Research since 2012 and is a recipient of the Google Research Award and the NSF Career award. She's the author of the new book, Attention Span: Finding Focus for a Fulfilling Life, which unpacks how our brains operate in the digital world, why we can't focus, and how we can take back control to find more success in our careers but also more health and wellness in our lives. We unpacked myriad topics, including: The anatomy of attention The forces of distraction Attentional states and how focused attention differs from flow Why our attentional resources diminish over the course of a day Night owls v early birds Task switching The nature of digital agency Managing our attentional rhythms What organizations, leaders, and individuals can do to reclaim attention spans And so much more. Show notes: www.gloriamark.com Attention Span book: https://www.amazon.com/Attention-Span-Finding-Fighting-Distraction/dp/1335449418 

In this episode, I'm joined by Henrik Herrebroden. Henrik is a sport psychologist and PhD fellow at the University of Oslo. His area of interest is in mental effort and elite performance. We talk about a fascinating paper in which Henrik discusses the benefits of both external and internal focus of attention in motor learning and performance. In the paper Henrik analyses the idea that an external focus is superior to an internal focus, and argues that motor performers will benefit from instructional cues that guide attention toward task-relevant information, regardless of whether the cues are internal or external.  The paper is entitled “Motor Performers Need Task-relevant Information: Proposing an Alternative Mechanism for the Attentional Focus Effect” And you can find it here: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00222895.2022.2122920

Picture this. You sit down to read a book. You know the one — the book all your friends have raved about. So, okay, you read the first sentence. Maybe you make it to the end of the paragraph. But the next thing you know, your hand, as if possessed, reaches for your phone and calls up Twitter or Instagram or the New York Times, and you let the book drop to the floor before you've even finished the first page. Why does that happen? Why does your attention feel less like a steadily trained spotlight and more like a frantically blinking strobe? And will you ever find a way to get your focus back? "Yes!" says author and UC Irvine professor Gloria Mark. And lucky for you, she'll be here all week to explain why your attention wandered off and what you can do to get it back. Gloria's new book is "Attention Span: A Groundbreaking Way to Restore Balance, Happiness and Productivity."

“The first act of love is always the giving of attention” - Dallas Willard As we begin 2023, Dan shares a talk to start the year looking at the importance of our attention as we follow Jesus into the life He invites us.

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Yes, Hobbit: All the things, all the redos of stuff that we have come to it's all a blend at this point. I love it when it's like a, it's a Torch Pass movie sequel reboot. That they do now, where it's technically a sequel, but it's also brand new. It. Thandi: there to make money. Yes. Love it. Hobbit: Oh, it's where everything's got sub categoried so much that they don't even make sense when you try to explain what it is now. It used to be just a remake or a reboot, and then that's it. Thandi: got one of the old guys and Timothy Chalamet, and we're calling it a re-imagining sequel. What was it? Legacy. Lega Sequel is the big thing now. Hobbit: Legacy . Yeah, absolutely. And we see it with the Ghostbusters is a good one. Creed is another one oh, a good one was the Ben Stiller Owen [00:01:00] Wilson, Thandi: Oh Zoolander two Hobbit: no not Zoolander two, the car one a Starsky and Hutch Thandi: oh. Hobbit: where at the end the original guys showed up and sold them the car and it was a, yeah, I don't know. 2021 Jump Street was the same way Thandi: Yeah, except Hobbit: it's oh, we were in Jump Street. Yeah, that was a really fun film. Speaking of a fun film no, this is a good film the one that we're talking about this episode, but I wouldn't go so far to say fun. It's hitting a lot of fear points. for for men, I guess. So It's definitely morality tale Thandi: it is a morality it's a straight up morality play, and that's fine. Oh, and by the way, The other gentleman is Mike. I'm Thandi. We love you. Hobbit: Oh, cool. Yeah, the intro stuff that we normally do at the beginning got so excited to jump Thandi: Yeah. No it's so, I love this movie. Like I hadn't seen it in 20 years and I was into it [00:02:00] like I was in the movie theater eating popcorn. I was into it. Like I was talking to myself and going, oh, no, when I had all the anxiety of a dude watching a dude just do stupid shit, making stupid dude mistakes. Oh, it was awesome. I thought this was a really good movie. I didn't remember that. It was a really good, like the, I thought the cinematography was good. I thought that the acting was good. The storytelling was interesting. I was all in on. Hobbit: and I feel they didn't overexplain anything. It was just the information that you needed to get like through that part of the plot. It. I'm trying to over decorate the movie with a bunch of additional people or side. I was trying to think of side characters that I would need to cast possibly while watching this movie. And there's only four other people in this movie, beside the main Thandi: that's a, it's a very small story. Hobbit: ke Yeah, absolutely. But that's all it needs to be. It doesn't detract by keeping it small at all. It actually keeps it a much [00:03:00] tighter movie. And this is just under two hours. It's not a short movie. It's a standard. Thandi: yeah. It's a full story, but it kept me engaged the entire time. And, you know what and big up to Adrian Lynn for doing the same movie over and over again for 40 years and making it pretty great every time. Hobbit: I'm the amount of sexy thrillers, that Michael Douglass has been in is just incredible to me. That j there was just a period of time, there was like a 10 year little spot. Michael Douglas was just like onscreen fucking Thandi: people. Like they don't do, they don't do this kind of movie anymore for probably years, but he is manhandling, just manhandling what's his CoStar's name? Glen Close. He's manhandling Glen, close. It is disgusting and awesome. Hobbit: There is a scene where Glen closed, like pulls down her shirt into her first reveal of her nipple. And I swear in my [00:04:00] head, Michael Douglas went, ow, as he even and jumped on it. Just ready to roll. Just aggressive fucking in this Thandi: Yeah, no it's, it is a sight to behold. Like I said, they don't make movies like this anymore. Sexy thrillers get made sometimes, but as far as like people pawing each other, that doesn't happen like that anymore. Hobbit: No I think the most recent pawing at each other sex scene that I saw was in Bros.  Thandi: Oh, do they have something like that? Hobbit: something, but it was actually playing at the aggressive sex scenes a bit where they're like, Shoving their feet in each other's face and not in a sexy way, like pressing their head against the wall kind of thing. Very funny. Very Thandi: love. Hobbit: But yeah. One thing I do miss about these sexy thrillers and something that just like you said wouldn't play today, is that morality aspect of don't cheat on your wife, cuz she might be fucking crazy. And the rule that we learned as teenagers from like [00:05:00] the, our older brothers and older friends. There are some things that come with, as they said, and the time sticking your dick in crazy is that you don't know what kind of results may come Thandi: That was the saying, but as somebody from the restaurant industry, I had to, it couldn't help it. It was part of my lifestyle. Hobbit: look, everybody at a certain point in their life needs to have a whore phase male or female in between everybody needs. I think it's important absolutely to. Really explore what you like, what you don't like, what you're willing to handle, and what you're not willing to handle. I think that's a super important thing. There's no shame in it whatsoever. Ever. I've had my time, my friends have had their time. Good for fucking them. But yeah, occasionally you'll run across somebody that , oops, that was a bad idea. And this is definitely that Thandi: and it's the, and you knew. once she started spitting her game, and I was like, man, Alex has mad game, but it's a little bit scary. Before they even got [00:06:00] into stuff, I was like, oh man this is way aggressive. This might not be a good scene for you, man, knowing it's not gonna be a good scene for 'em, but yeah. Ooh. Hobbit: When the moment hits where suddenly, and I think it was very deftly written, the turn in the conversation from it being very light. Nobody's saying anything flirtation to being overt flirtation, where they discuss basically who's making the call on which way this goes. And Michael Douglas says, that's definitely your call, not mine. And I'm like, bitch, you're married like . What do you mean? That's her call. She's got nothing to lose in Thandi: At that point, I think he was just having fun with it. He was like, oh yeah, we're gonna fuck. And she's oh yeah, no, we are, we're gonna fuck. And he's okay, Hobbit: No, he was playing with it like the night before. What you know is gonna be a long day at work and you start playing with the idea of calling out. But you know, in your head you're eventually gonna call out. Like you've already made that determination in your brain, but you haven't really admitted it to yourself yet. That's the flirtation that he is doing with [00:07:00] fucking, like he knows. That's where it's going. 100%. But he is no, I'm a, I'm good husband. I wouldn't do that. But what Would it be like? He already knows it's happening. He already knows it's going now even with Glen Close, like I haven't decided. Yes, bitch. Yes, you have. You have decided. What do you mean? No, I haven't decided Thandi: Yes, she has decided. That's one of the the thing, the old pieces of wisdom too, is that she knows beforehand and it's on you to f it up, but in his case, effing it up was actually going and doing the thing. Hobbit: Yep. And. I was curious to see how it played for me as an adult. The turn from it being this mutual decision to hook up and fool around. That was like, he's married, he can't turn in anything and everybody knows to it being this weird stalker kind of story and man for it didn't age poorly at all. I feel like there was, it felt very genuine. Once you're in it, it's a different story than when you're just [00:08:00] hypothetically discussing it. Thandi: Yeah. So for me the thing that was striking because a lot of the movies very naturalistic, except for Glenn Clo, seems like a cartoon character. If I hadn't engaged with people like Glenn Close, I would be like, man, she's playing a cartoon character, but she's playing people that I've met. This is a, perhaps not where it goes, but this is a very understandable relationship situation cuz I've seen it. Hobbit: Yeah, I have. and yeah, this is definitely a turned up to 11 version. Great. But it's not out of the realm of possibility. It works. It's not like a fast and furious movie where nothing makes sense. The human relationships here fit the way that they should to make sense. So that being said, let's ruin it. Let's let's take this movie word we're very happy with that I don't really see Thandi: Yeah, cuz I feel like we can only ruin it like the the genre has been done to death at this point. [00:09:00] It was really interesting finding any angle to get a grip on. But yeah. I love this movie enough that I think it stands on its own whether we ruin it or. Hobbit: This is really one of the top three sexy thrillers, right? There's like basic instinct of fatal attraction and then maybe what, nine and a half weeks? Thandi: Yeah. So my favorite before this, because I don't watch sexy thrillers all the time, I never did was unfaithful, which is also an Adrian Lynn movie from like 2002 or something. It made me have a chub for Diane Lane until now, even as Ma Kent, I was like  Hobbit: diane Lane is aging well. She is. She's doing a very good job there. And. Yeah, those sexy thrillers. There was a time in my life that I went through all of 'em. I like Jade was watching nine and a half weeks, of course. Basic, like I what was the one Body Heat? Do you remember? Body Heat, I think. Was that Melanie Griffith? Was it, was that? I can't remember. But yeah, th there was just a series of sexy thrillers and then that kind of [00:10:00] tweaked into it being more of the murdery aspect than the sexy aspect. And that's where you start getting into Seven and taking lives and suspect zero. And all these like gritty crime thrillers, I feel are definitely a bastard child of the sexy thriller. Thandi: But you know, the sexy thriller was, it was cheap to make, so it dominated like the nineties. It was this sexy thriller in courtroom dramas and just stuff that you didn't have to spend a whole lot of money on. Sets or places that weren't just people's houses or, yeah it was a good time in cinema because the focus wasn't on the spectacle. You had some interesting scripts and some interesting characters, Hobbit: And that's why I'm interested to see what we're exactly gonna do with this. We, if you didn't listen to the last episode, we have tweaked to the format a little bit where instead of four different takes of the movie we're talking about, one of us gets the re reboot or remake version thing that we think might actually be the best bet. For the film and one of us gets the remix version, the [00:11:00] wackadoo, weird, fully out of the box. Take on this. Sometimes those two versions are actually pretty close as far as whether or not we wanna see these versions or not. And sometimes they're wildly different, but you get the real take Thandi: I got the real. Hobbit: So I'm interested to see if you're going with that sexy thriller vibe. If you're trying to go more modern. Take what are we doing? Thandi: So I am going full on sexy thriller. And with that as a thing, I had to find something to latch onto to make it interesting. So something that I noticed in Fatal Instinct, or sorry, fatal Attraction, haha, is that they were really casually racist. A couple times making fun of Asian people, cuz that's the race that was in the movie. But and then in addition to that, I watched this other thriller that was from the affair thriller that was from the early seventies called play Misty For me, Hobbit: Yeah. Thandi: really, it wasn't racist at all, but [00:12:00] it had some really interesting relations to others in the movie because it was. Early seventies, so they were like, oh, let's put all these people in the movie. But they weren't people, they were like set dressing. So it had a black person and another black person and a gay person. But they were just so they could have these things in the movie to be like, oh, what is America's a melting pot? But they weren't important or really part of the movie or addressed as individual beings of, they were just people that were set dressing for the movie. So I wanted to address what race relations are like now with the from the point of view of white affluence, because those are the people that are in the original movie. These affluent white people like living their wonderful lives. So I wanted to have these affluent white people living their wonderful lives, and I wanted to have race as a component that is not directly addressed, but I wanted [00:13:00] to see in real time. Basically having microaggressions, basically being casually racist in a way that people do not like, oh, I hate these people, or whatever. Just the way people do when they're comfortable and intimate. That kind of casual racism. I want to see that throughout the movie, but with it never really being directly addressed, just something that hangs over the movie. So in this modern version, this modern. On fatal Instinct. Dang it. On Fatal Attraction Hobbit: No. Fatal Instinct is a movie and if I remember correctly, Thandi: a parody Hobbit: isn't that like a, it's a parody movie. Yeah, I believe so. Yeah. Thandi: So my director for this version is Michael Moen, who directed the Voyeurs. I don't know if you saw that last year, a really. Hobbit: Oh, okay. I know what you're talking. I hadn't had the chance to see it, but I know what you're Thandi: So it is half of a really good movie. If they had [00:14:00] stopped at the Twist, then it would be a really good movie. But at The Twist, there's like a whole half movie left and it's stupid after that, Hobbit: Oh Thandi: But it's a sexy thriller and I enjoyed that first half of it. So that's the director I'm going for there. And for my story, it's mostly the same beats, but we bring in some things that are a little bit different. So instead of Stuart PanIN being the. We're bringing in Michael Pena as Jimmy the Stewart Pan character, Hobbit: Okay. Thandi: as his wife Hildy. We have Mabel K, who was Noora in Wakanda forever. And their interaction with the couple, the Dan Gallagher and Beth Gallagher, the husband and wife, the lawyer, couple, the lead and his wife. What happens inside the circle of trust, which is the casual racism that happens inside of the circle of trust, but it's not really, it doesn't look like racism because it's inside the circle of trust. [00:15:00] Everybody is accepting of what's going on there. If you watch it from the outs, if you see it from the outside, then it's yucky. It's it's like you hanging out with Steven or me and saying some things that are, it's funny in the moment because it's us, not racism. And not inappropriate in that moment, but if somebody from the outside sees it, it's yucky. I've had this conversation about just being in podcasting. Is that something you have to be considerate of, is who's listening your audience? It's the clarity of message is that there are jokes that, yeah, like you said, we could make with one another because the intention is incredibly clear to one another. Hobbit: We know each other well enough to know where the line is and what is meant by what is Thandi: Yeah, I've had the circle of trust conversation with women where I'm like you, where I've said, where I've said things in front of people that I would say in front of a woman that I'm very close with. That's completely inappropriate to say under that context. And it's just something you have to learn. But we're seeing this as [00:16:00] observers and we're like, eh, and it's just part of the That's something that's happening in modern day with social media, with the. Remote based relationships that we have is people are starting to misunderstand like where that line is as far as comfort level and what you're should be able to say in mixed company versus close Hobbit: That there's some things that you need to change your clarity a little bit depending on your Thandi: Yeah. Every conversation's not for everybody. Hobbit: exactly, that's why you should, there's some places you can't say fuck it work and that's reason. Thandi: Yeah, Hobbit: My job's pretty okay with it, but But for my leads for my affluent white couple, we have Jake Gillen Hall as Dan Gallagher nice. Thandi: as Beth Gallagher we have Bree Larson, and as Alex, we have Lupita Nego, which brings in like just a whole bunch of. Not in your face, [00:17:00] but like implicit racism because Leedia Nigo is the one who Jake Gillen Hall cheats with. I also wanted to change the dynamic of that a little bit, where Jake Gillen Hall is. Not just an innocent dummy. He's actually he's trying to pursue a thing. He's trying to see how long he can make this go, not realizing that this person's crazy and then it's too late. It's not two days. And he is oh, this bitch is crazy. It's like a couple weeks maybe where he is trying to like, oh, I can make this, I can make, I can juggle this, I can make this work. Oh no, she's crazy. and In the scene, like it's gonna have a lot of the same beats. So when the scene, they're gonna sell their, oh, we're gonna try ourselves to sell our house. And when Alex comes to the house and Beth meets Alex, and after Alex leaves and she sees that that Dan, Jake Gillen Hall is very uncomfortable, she's she thinks it's because it's a pretty black girl. She's I know what you did in college. I know that you were into that in college or whatever. And when she's talking about what [00:18:00] he was into in college, he does this. This mock black woman accent, Adam. Hobbit: No. Oh, no Thandi: In inside their home is part of the circle of trust, but stuff that people don't see and you don't really see in movies like that either. But I want to expose that kind of thing, not as not as a pointed part of the movie, just as an uncomfortable background element that goes through the entire. then most of the story beats are going to be the same. Beyond that one thing that I will change is that her parents will be a little bit more involved as affluent whites. And when they find out that Dan has been cheating with this black, this African black woman the level that they're unpleased and the way that they express that is going to be Hobbit: Ooh. Yeah. Oof. A fog. Like a fart in a room. Just hover it in. Thandi: so so because her parents are more intrinsic to the plot there I've casted [00:19:00] them for Beth's mother, I have Michelle Pfeiffer, and for Beth's father, I have John Corbett. And if you don't know who John Corbett is, he was Aiden from Sex in the City. Chris from Northern Exposure, which is how I knew. And then Ian from my big Fat Greek wedding, and he's just a tall, handsome white guy, even it's in the sixties. He's a tall, handsome, white guy. Michelle Pfeiffer is still beautiful and older, and I wanted to like you to see the affluence just as like looking at these people. Oh, affluent whites, so Hobbit: Yeah I love trying to differentiate between being a white myself understanding that I do differentiate myself between that and affluent white, which has a why at the beginning, the white. White. Yeah. That it's a slight different inflection there. That does mean a lot . It does quite a bit. Thandi: And that Hobbit: and in, yeah, that's in the circumstance? Yeah, in the circumstance. I think it's just the idea of [00:20:00] who grew up at a level of maybe income or status that they. Need or maybe desire hung out with non-whites, like actually have experience interacting with people that didn't look exactly like them or have the same experiences as them. And so don't have that like absence of experience that creates awkward social situations on occasion. Just out of. Lack of depth of knowledge of how to act around people, which is literally just like yourself, but don't try to cater to, and then you become more awkward. That's like the white affluence things like in Get Out that I voted for Obama three times. Why was that relevant to this conversation? Like why is that something you just blurred out? Brother, man. Yeah. That If you wanna see a perfect example of this, look at early television interviews [00:21:00] with Quentin Tarantino. When there's a black cast member with him during the interview he starts talking Thandi: starts to code Hobbit: like he, yeah, he code switches my man. Then I might like, he totally changes his inflections and it's jarring like it's so bad. I'm really glad that he got outta the habit. It's really bad. Yeah, it's. So, yeah I love those moments that speak to that. That's great. Thandi: And the uh, the only other thing I want to put in here for that pitch is that I want it to be old school sexy, and I want Jake Gillen Hall to grab two big pans of la Pita NGO's Sweet, juicy can, and focus on that is like an objectification of that sweet, juicy can. Much different than what his wife, Bree Larson has going on. And yeah, just as part of the the underlying discomfort, he's objectifying this big black ass [00:22:00] as part of his thing. But I want very little of it to be spoken out loud. I just want it to be like, felt throughout the. Hobbit: I think that's gonna really translate better anyway than trying to work in dialogue to explain that. No I think showing it is gonna work a lot more effectively For sure. Thandi: And that's the pitch. Hobbit: sweet. I'm into it. It's taking aspects it's almost like an homage to the classy, sexy thriller the classic sexy thriller without trying to re. Modern take with a nice deft handoff from the classics so great into it. I am not doing that. I am being way more overt in the way that I'm approaching not just race, but also otherness, I guess in this conversation. With Fatal Attraction being the starting point I was interested to. Something that was troubling for me with Fatal Attraction [00:23:00] is rooting for anyone. The only innocent here is the wife. Like she, she didn't do anything. She didn't deserve this. She, for everything we've seen in the film, is a devoted and loving wife that appreciates her husband and doesn't try to start fights. Isn't a banshee or terrible or hasn't driven him into the arms of another woman. He's just a scumbag that took advantage of an opportunity. And of course Alex the character Alex is a psychopath. So I wanted to Thandi: She's so Hobbit: to like, change the direction on who we're actually rooting for, have one of the main characters as somebody that we root for. But to do that I had to really just determine what would give us that reason to root for a person. And I think it would be th this idea of otherness. Is discussed a little bit in Fatal Attraction. This is a single woman that is willing to sleep with a married man. And so therefore she's treated as disposable by the married [00:24:00] man and she calls him out and She did make assumptions that weren't there for sure. But what I wanted to do is flip it on its head. Actually, this was inspired by. News about what is it Matt slap the conservative icon that there's reports and text messages that back it up that he apparently groped a man in a car couple years ago and was called out for it. And this is like hard. Yeah. And this is the story he told time and time again. So I thought maybe inspired. Switching the lens that actually Dan Gallagher is a conservative politician Opposed to a lawyer. And his friend Jimmy played by Stewart kin, is actually just his lawyer that works on the campaign and stuff with him. And, Dan is a closeted gay man. He has a wife. Didn't want to put a kid in, in a dangerous position in this situation. So, and also gay man with a beard, they got [00:25:00] a greyhound. So that's crazy was the random person picking your kid up from school scene by the. Yeah, that Talk about a fucking power move. Power move. It was like, your kid is completely safe. Had a great time. Took her on a rollercoaster. She kissed me on the cheek like this. Thandi: But also that's a scene that would never work in modern movies cuz you couldn't get into the school to get somebody's kid just random. Hobbit: Hell, that's one thing that immediately flipped in my brain when that scene came up, is that, how did she just come and grab a kid? It's oh, it's the eighties. That's, yeah. They weren't checking IDs and shit at Thandi: And the kid was like, okay, Hobbit: the kid. The kid being like, come with me. Sure. Great. And the eighties parents just wanted to get rid of their kids, take her great. Thandi: More time to drink for us. Hobbit: Yeah, right. So Dan is a closeted conservative politician. His wife Beth is. It's not openly discussed [00:26:00] between them, but it, she's pretty aware of his proclivities. She just chooses to ignore them. She appreciates the lifestyle that she's been given is completely content to have her own trists outside of the marriage um, and let him have his, and it's just an unspoken kind of thing that they have between the two of them. That the core thing is to make sure that they're not caught. They are seen as a core family value type. Thandi: Hillary and Bill action. Hobbit: A little bit kinda a little bit of that energy. And then we have let's see. The Ellen, yeah the daughter that's a Greyhound, that's just a dog. So instead of picking up the dog from school, it'll be from like the kennel they kept it at while they were out of town, like doing politician stuff. And then took the dog to the dog park, , like doing doggy fun things. Thandi: Who frolics with the side piece in public.  Hobbit: Yeah, that's, ooh, that's rough. So this story is less so about [00:27:00] the cheating aspect and more about the realization that Dan and Alex, I don't even have to change the name for the man that he has a trist with, doesn't realize that Dan is a conservative politician when they have this experience. and it's shortly after this experience when Dan's in town in DC has this tryst, with this dude. He lives nearby, maybe like Baltimore or something, relatively close, but not in DC. And then he sees Dan's face on the TV as he's elected, like he's a, been elected or or his position. That's where Alex decides to have some fun with this man that he had real feelings for and is against. Gay marriage calls it an abomination, gays are grooming that whole fucking party line shit. And it's infuriating. But he also like, still has feelings for him. So it's this confliction. So he's threatening to out him, to tell the press and all this stuff. And he has pictures of them together on his phone and all this stuff. And so Dan is a [00:28:00] mess. This can ruin everything, can ruin his political career ruin this very intentionally curated marriage that he has. Oh, let me name these people. Actually. This is directed by John Cameron Mitchell, Thandi: Who Hobbit: who is best known for headwind in the angry inch. Also the. Movie How to Talk to Girls at Parties, which if you haven't seen, is based on a Neil Gaiman and Short Story, and it's a sci-fi weird piece directed at episode of Glow and a bunch of other TV shows as well. Great director. I really wanted a queer director to speak to, like the experience of this closeting and like this whole story really. And Dan Gallagher is gonna be played by Matt Bomer if you are unfamiliar. He was the super spy in the Chuck TV series. Back in the day. He's was also in Magic Mike one and two he was in the magnificent seven Nice guys boys in the Thandi: Hold on. I thought that Chuck was Shazam. Hobbit: Chuck is Shazam but his college roommate that was the super spy [00:29:00] that is who he gets mistaken for. He he shows up and then gives Chuck the thing or whatever. That's Matt Bomber. He's the smooth spy guy that, yeah, the actual spy. Yeah. . Then we've got Alex. I wanted to really punch the otherness of this story by not just having like a queer actor and visibly not code switching. Very clearly gay, but also I wanted a Latino actor as well, so I went with Wilson Cruz, and if you're unfamiliar, he's in. Star Trek Discovery as one of the doctors. He was in Party Monster as Angel and he was Ricky in my so called Life way back in the day as well. Great actor I think would nail this role as just like a kind of vindictive scorned lover that is trying to get back at this conservative politician that he had a tryst. Thandi: Him being Latino works for that whole kind of [00:30:00] thing too. Hobbit: And just the whole party line in general would be also just another condemning factor, and I want a line like that as it's bad enough that you slept with a man, but he had to be, he had to be Mexican. He's no, he is Puerto Rican, whatever. Just dismissive kind of energy from Beth Gallagher, the wife who's played by Amanda sef. Thandi: Nice. She was actually on my shortlist for wife. Hobbit: yeah, I think she can play like waspy mean affluent white woman very well. And I just, great actress. I think she would have a lot of fun in that role. Jimmy is the lawyer friend that he goes to that has some experience in like family law stuff, and he's Hey, how does this work out? There's no baby nobody's pregnant in this version. It's more about some information about his governmental dealings that he let slip during the tris that he had and how liable he would be if that came out if that was protected in any way. And so he's going to his friend who's played by Jared Carmichael, who I was not very familiar with [00:31:00] until the Golden Globes this last Sunday where he host. and was brilliant wonderful and said super fucking edgy shit that like pissed off a lot of people and have a lot of respect for that. And I would I was like, you know what? You get in my movie cuz you were Thandi: he came out. So I'm sure that he would be all about something, a project like this. Hobbit: absolutely. And he's very funny as well. And I want this, and in that same conversation of otherness is that there's this conserve. Politician that's relying on what he considers a friend is really employee that this black lawyer that is one of the very few people that knows that he's gay because Jared Carmel, Jimmy is also gay and is openly so like it's fine, but it's also like they work together. It's like one of that's the comfortable in the room conversation that this conservative dude feels like he can be. More gay in the room with Jimmy than he could be normally, because that's the [00:32:00] one connecting factor they have with one another, but he's also still racist. So it's like they, they never really get to a point of actually being friends. Cuz Jimmy is like, no, I know you're a racist. We're not friends. It's just I'm not gonna out you because I know how fucked up that is. I'm not gonna do that. So you're safe. But then there's a, the boss. Arthur from the original was played by Fred Gwynne, and I wanted Kyle McLaughlin to play the boss. He actually was in a movie based on tiger King, , Joe versus Carol. He played Howard Baskin in that, and John Cameron Mitchell played Joe Exotic in that movie. So they have a connecting. But the twist, the main twist of this is that at the end or the midway point where in the original he tells his wife that he had an affair, that she's pregnant, that she's stalking him, and it's this whole ordeal. That's the turn where now Dan isn't the [00:33:00] aggressor in trying to get Alex to fuck off. It's the. The wife takes this role of that's the surprise in the story. The twist is that she's known all along, he's gay. She doesn't give a shit. Don't take away my quality of life. Don't ruin this for me. Yeah. And those, so she gets way darker and way more fucked up about trying to get this stranger to leave her family alone. And that's where the, it almost like a tag team in a wrestling ring, like your turn and she goes after him. Thandi: Yeah that's beautiful. And actually I think in a practical marriage of a power couple marriage, I think that's how it works. The face doesn't do the public assaults. It's the other shrew person who actually goes out and takes care of business. Hobbit: Yep. So at the end of it, this is a love affair gone wrong. A conservative politician that is trying to cover their tracks. As a hypocrite, that is what they pretend to stand against. [00:34:00] And a trophy wife, beard wife that is willing to kill to keep her comfort. So I'm loving this. I'm actually, I'm loving this. How does it shake out? It shakes out basically that the final scene in the original movie where she sneaks into the house to to kill them and stuff. It's. It's actually that, oh, how do I put it? The vital proof of their tryst that was on his phone was stolen by the wife and brought back to their house. So Alex isn't going in for revenge, is going in to get their phone that they have the locate feature on, and that's how they find out that it was taken to get their phones. So they have proof to try to blow it all outta the water. That's the way that I'm safe is to. Tell people about this. So then if anything happens to me, they know who to look at. And so then it's the fight to the death in the house. And I don't want this to necessarily be like I think as unfortunate as [00:35:00] it is, cuz we are rooting for Alex at this point. I'm making Alex the person that you want to succeed. I want the reality of the situation to be that's not how it works. And that like during the struggle Alex is killed in their house and they try to play it off as a burglar like somebody that came into the house. Yeah, exactly. And then you throw that otherness around as a final fuck you. At the end of it is that like even after all this shit, you can still just throw out ads, just some Puerto Rican and then the police will be like, yep, that we've heard of that before. And dismiss it is exactly that. Don't look into it that. But I would love to have something at the end where the phone gets into the right hands. So even though Alex dies at the end, the information, the outs, Dan and his wife for being pieces of shit gets recovered and actually gets out or it's alluded to. Thandi: Like the end of the Watchman movie. Hobbit: A similar kind of vibe to it. Yeah, for sure. Thandi: I'm really into that pitch. I like [00:36:00] that. Hobbit: I'm actually really surprised there aren't that many. There, there just aren't that many stories about conservative politicians that are closeted, trying to protect their image. There's just not a lot of that out there. And it's such a every like six months or every year, we have another story of that happening. Thandi: Yeah, I think mostly it's just a tacit agreement because these male sex workers make a lot of money off of these guys and if you're a professional, you keep your secrets. Hobbit: Yeah, fair enough. Yeah. But in the circumstance, I thought about the sex worker ed vibe as well for this, but I wanted it to be genuine, not he fucked me so good. I love him. Now, can I like ? I'll give a, like in, we just saw True Romance recently where Christian Slater. Fucks her so good that she's only three days into being a call girl. And she decides I quit. Let's get married. I didn't want to give the conservative politician that kind of energy at all. But yeah, so that's my version [00:37:00] of fatal Attraction is that the fatality was actually to the person that made the mistake of hooking up with a conservative. Thandi: Which is how that works Hobbit: That's how that works. Yeah. . And also moral of the story is be with somebody that considers you, they're equal. Not somebody that looks down upon your station. Thandi: or is just fetishizing you. Hobbit: Ugh. Yeah. Thandi: was somebody who has not worked through their own issues. Ugh. Hobbit: Ugh. Thandi: I guess if that was the thing, we'd never, none of us would ever be with anybody. Hobbit: Or for clarification, or is working through their own issues. Like it's a constant, continual process. But yeah, you gotta put the work in though. So great. Yeah, I think these are both really actually possible versions of this. Mine is almost not fatal attraction anymore, but it's still hitting those main beats. It's like the dawn of the dead remake. The only thing that, the only thing there is the mall is Thandi: For the fun pitches inspired by is what we're [00:38:00] going for, just generally. Hobbit: Yeah. Let's, if we got just a little bit left, we're talking about our trailers that we gotta do now. So yeah I actually wrote out my trailer this time, Thandi: I did not. So we'll Hobbit: Oh, nice. Nice little flip here. Okay, let me get us queued up here. We decided we're gonna use the same track for both of ours cuz it's a perfect, like sexy thriller back backtrack here. Here we go. Tandy, with your version of Fatal Attract. Thandi: Happy wife, happy life, but he's gotta have it. Lawyer Dan Gallagher, played by Jake Gillen Hole has everything except that. Sweet. Sweet. Can he craves. So he meets Alex Force, played by Lapita Nego, and ruins his own life. Join Bree Larson as his wife, Beth Gallagher, Michael Pena as his buddy Jimmy, and as best mother and father, Michelle Pfeiffer and John Corbett as they [00:39:00] try to navigate a crushing affair. He gave it all up for the nookie that sweet nookie. And it will destroy him unless it destroys her. First, it's Michael Moens, fatal Attraction. She will not be ignored. Hobbit: Yes. Excellent. . All right. Let's see how much I can screw up mine here. So I'm using the same backing track. I tried to use some punning in here so I apologize and ahead of time for how stupid it Thandi: Make it fun. Hobbit: Woo. this is definitely a more fun version with John Cameron Mitchell at the helm. You can't help but have it a little bit more. Ridiculous and big and a little silly. So here we go, man. Lives by the rule of law and his own morality. This March, Dan Gallagher wrestles with both as he [00:40:00] tastes forbidden fruit. Little did he know this fruit bites back with his political career on the line. Dan will do anything to stop this fatal attraction starring Matt Bomber Wilson Cruz and Amanda Seyfried. Thandi: So, so was the the double entendre Attentional or Hobbit: Yeah. Th this fruit bite's back definitely was part of it, and I was like sitting there being like, ah, it's a lot. No, I, it's the self ownership, it's like I'm allowed to say it like it's okay.  Thandi: It's awesome. Hobbit: Cool. So yeah, this is this is. Really fun take on Fatal Attraction. I appreciate all the listeners for sticking around for it. Two episodes in a row. Who knew we'd be capable of Thandi: a possible thing. Yes. Hobbit: Yes. We'll be trying to make it a threepeat here next week with another episode of smack My Pitch Up. Thandi, thank you so much again for joining me on this fucking escapade. Here Thandi: thank you, sir. Hobbit: Make [00:41:00] sure to rate reviews, subscribe all the things you do for podcasts. Check us out at GUIpodcast.com for links to our social media and other shows on the network. You can hear coming I believe last week as of when this drops the final regular release of Geeks under the Influence we'll have dropped. And yeah, that's gonna be a tear jerker for sure. And a lot of drunken revelry as well, so Thandi: Yeah. Yeah. But you know, Bigger and better things. Bigger Hobbit: There's a whole lot Thandi: everybody's still here. We're all still playing. Hobbit: also playing and there will be occasional releases on the main feed. Still that's not, we're gonna every so often meet up and have our hahas. And and do a little like free play or something or special event kind of thing. So definitely keep, subscribe to that mainstream as well. But yeah, also check out TeePublic for the new smack. My pitch up design or newish smack my pitch up design. The lethal weapon inspired design with Thandi and I  Thandi: look great.[00:42:00]  Hobbit: That's a fun design. I'm really happy how that turned Thandi: pretty inspired. Hobbit: So, so inspiring that you almost didn't get into an amusement park with it. Thandi: Yeah it's Danny Glover. Don't you recognize Danny Glover? Yeah. Hobbit: I wish I was a fly on the wall to hear this. The reasoning with the security that it's just a picture of a gun on a shirt. It doesn't mean that you're like aggressing Thandi: I had to pitch the show. I had to pitch our show to the people at the amusement park. I pitched it well enough. They let me in. So Hobbit: pull it up on Spotify. No, see it's real. It's right here. Oh, that's so Thandi: I don't get it. Hobbit: So, yeah, you try your hand at getting into an amusement park with our shirt and let us know how it turns out. Pitch smacked on social medias for the most part, hashtag us pitch smacked, and we'll see you next time. I'm Mike the Hobbit, Thandi: and I'm Thandi. Hobbit: and you just got your pitches smacked all up and Thandi: It's a swing and a pitch and it's smacked out of the park. Hobbit: Well done. Well done.

Support the show to get full episodes and join the Discord community. Mariam Aly runs the Aly lab at Columbia University, where she studies the interaction of memory, attention, and perception in brain regions like the hippocampus. The short story is that memory affects our perceptions, attention affects our memories, memories affect our attention, and these effects have signatures in neural activity measurements in our hippocampus and other brain areas. We discuss her experiments testing the nature of those interactions. We also discuss a particularly difficult stretch in Mariam's graduate school years, and how she now prioritizes her mental health. Aly Lab. Twitter: @mariam_s_aly. Related papers Attention promotes episodic encoding by stabilizing hippocampal representations. The medial temporal lobe is critical for spatial relational perception. Cholinergic modulation of hippocampally mediated attention and perception. Preparation for upcoming attentional states in the hippocampus and medial prefrontal cortex. How hippocampal memory shapes, and is shaped by, attention. Attentional fluctuations and the temporal organization of memory. 0:00 - Intro 3:50 - Mariam's background 9:32 - Hippocampus history and current science 12:34 - hippocampus and perception 13:42 - Relational information 18:30 - How much memory is explicit? 22:32 - How attention affects hippocampus 32:40 - fMRI levels vs. stability 39:04 - How is hippocampus necessary for attention 57:00 - How much does attention affect memory? 1:02:24 - How memory affects attention 1:06:50 - Attention and memory relation big picture 1:07:42 - Current state of memory and attention 1:12:12 - Modularity 1:17:52 - Practical advice to improve attention/memory 1:21:22 - Mariam's challenges

Ob es die Freude über ein Geschenk ist, die Wut über einen langen Stau oder die Trauer um einen geliebten Menschen: Gefühle sind in unserem Leben allgegenwärtig. Jahrelang waren sich Forschende einig, dass das im Leben von Tieren ganz anders aussieht. Mittlerweile gilt die Theorie, dass Tiere lediglich instinktgesteuert handeln, allerdings als widerlegt. Nele Rößler ist der Frage nachgegangen, ob Tiere Gefühle haben und wie sich diese ausdrücken. Im Gespräch mit Host Lucie Kluth berichtet sie von ihrem Besuch der Uni Münster, wo Verhaltensbiolog*innen Emotionen von Meerschweinchen und Mäusen messen. Welche Gefühle erleben Tiere also? Und fühlen sie vielleicht noch etwas anderes als wir Menschen? Außerdem geht es um die Frage, wie wir mit diesen Lebewesen umgehen, die uns möglicherweise viel ähnlicher sind als wir annehmen. DIE HINTERGRUNDINFORMATIONEN • Funktionen von Gefühlen in der Gesellschaft | Rainer Schützeichel, Hg. (2006): Emotionen und Sozialtheorie: Disziplinäre Ansätze https://ourworldindata.org/soil-lifespans#:~:text=Summary,erosion%20is%20an%20important%20problem • Schwäne und die ewige Liebe | Kraaijeveld et al. (2004): Extra-pair paternity does not result in differential sexual selection in the mutually ornamented black swan, erschienen in Molecular Ecology https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-294X.2004.02172.x • Optimistische Mäuse | Bracic et al. (2022): Once an optimist, always an optimist? Studying cognitive judgment bias in mice, erschienen in Behavioral Ecology https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35812364/ • Emotionen nach Paul Ekman | Lexikon der Psychologie, 2021 https://dorsch.hogrefe.com/stichwort/ekman-paul • Gehirnaktivität bei Emotionen | Pessoa et al. (2002): Attentional control of the processing of neutral and emotional stimuli, erschienen in Cognitive Brain Research https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12433381/ • Evolutionsbiologie und Verhalten | Das Verhalten der Tiere aus evolutionsbiologischer Sicht. Alcock, John | Gustav Fischer Verlag 1996 https://www.zvab.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=30568387185&searchurl=an%3Djohn%2Balcock%26sortby%3D20%26tn%3Dverhalten%2Btiere%2Bevolutionsbiologischer%2Bsicht&cm_sp=snippet-_-srp1-_-title1 • Wie Elephanten trauern | Goldenberg et al. (2019): Elephant behavior toward the dead: A review and insights from field observations, erschienen in Primates https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10329-019-00766-5 • Wie es sich anfühlt, eine Fledermaus zu sein | Sneddon et al. ()Thomas Nagel (1974): How it´s like to be a bat, reclam-Verlag https://www.reclam.de/data/media/978-3-15-019324-2.pdf • Fische empfinden Schmerz | Sneddon et al. (2019): Evolution of nociception and pain: evidence from fish models, erschienen in Philosophy of the Royal Society B, Biological Sciences https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.1098/rstb.2019.0290

Greetings from the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. A place encapsulated by magnificent jungles, underground rivers and the Caribbean sea and a culture that dates back to BC. I'm trying to put into words how this place makes me feel and it's difficult but let me try. As I sit and soak it in, I realise how being surrounded by such an abundance of nature brings a feeling of calm, of inner peace and a clarity of mind and creativity. Yet there is an inner battle, it's real and it's illogical. It's the battle between making the most of being halfway around the world in paradise and just allowing the day to unfold without the distraction of back home. I feel this jungle oasis calling me to connect with nature, and yet my phone calls me also. It's saying if you don't take me, you might miss capturing that moment. It's that inner conflict between what we feel we should do and what our body is telling us we need - disconnection from distraction and reconnection to what is innately human. These are all the reasons why this week's podcast if focused on how surrendering to nature and injecting more of it into your life in small simple ways provides a basis not only for a greater sense of calm but it equally has shown to recharge your attention muscle! Subscribe & Review The Hacking Happy Podcast Thanks for listening to this weeks episode! If this podcast helped you in your journey to injecting more of what makes you feel good into each day please head over to iTunes, subscribe to the show, and leave us an honest review. It's your reviews that enable me to impact more lives for the happier! Apply for the 2023 Calm Collective intimate group coaching program here Learn more about Attentional Resource Theory here

Anjie chats with Dr. Maria Arredondo, Assistant Professor at the Department of Human Development and Family Sciences, and the Department of Psychology at University of Texas at Austin. Maria studies how infants, toddlers, and school-age children acquire their language(s). She is especially interested in why some children can become proficient bilinguals, while others struggle. In this episode, Anjie and Maria discuss how learning two languages simultaneously can influence babies' cognitive development. Maria also shared her journey in doing infant research and the challenges and joys of studying babies' brains. If you found this episode interesting at all, subscribe to our Substack and consider leaving us a good rating! It just takes a second but will allow us to reach more people and make them excited about psychology. Links:Maria's paper: Arredondo, M. M., Aslin, R. N., Zhang, M., & Werker, J. F. (2022). Attentional orienting abilities in bilinguals: Evidence from a large infant sample. Infant Behavior and Development, 66, 101683. Arredondo, M. M., Aslin, R. N., & Werker, J. F. (2022). Bilingualism alters infants' cortical organization for attentional orienting mechanisms. Developmental Science, 25(2), e13172. Maria's Twitter @MMArredondo_Maria's lab website: https://sites.utexas.edu/childslab/ Anjie's: website: anjiecao.github.ioAnjie's Twitter @anjie_cao Podcast Twitter @StanfordPsyPodPodcast Substack https://stanfordpsypod.substack.com/ Let us know what you thought of this episode, or of the podcast! :) stanfordpsychpodcast@gmail.com

Ryanne Mellick has over 10 years of experience working alongside children, adults, and families to support their individual mental health needs. As a certified yoga instructor, with specialty certification in pediatric mental health yoga, she strives to provide an integrative approach that is person-centered. Through a trauma-informed lens, she uses cognitive behavioral therapy paired with integrative and mindfulness-based practices with her clients and families to ensure an individual and collaborative approach. Her years of experience in various mental health settings have provided her with a great deal of knowledge, training, and expertise that she brings to her work. Ryanne currently works with children, adolescents, adults, and families in therapy. One of her greatest passions is helping children understand their emotions, feelings, and behaviors. As part of this, she welcomes the chance to walk alongside parents as they navigate their parenting journey. Her goal for her care is to provide a space that is welcoming and therapeutic for all clients and families.  Ryanne's areas of interest include Anxiety, Depression, Behavior Dysregulation, Attentional and Impulsivity issues, and Parenting concerns. Ryanne is a pre-licensed therapist in the process of obtaining her license as a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC).  Listen to this insightful Whinypaluza episode with Ryanne Mellick about skills we can teach our children to help regulate emotions and learn to regain or develop social and emotional skills. Here is what to expect on this week's show: Lagging social and emotional skills in our kids, post-pandemic. Behavior issues are on the rise. We all need to learn how to physically be in the presence of other people after being isolated for so long. Tackling issues by targeting the most problematic and creating a specialized approach to helping them manage their emotions. Remembering that kids do not have the same skill set as adults when interacting with others and coming up against a challenge. Help them to verbalize what is going on in their minds and with how they are feeling. Yoga as part of an integrative approach to helping kids regulate their emotions. Breathwork is a skill anyone can, and should use to help us calm down and reset. Journaling, calming music, or movement can be very effective to calm agitation. Tips for calming racing thoughts. Remembering that all these coping skills are ones that adults can use, too! Working from home has affected many adults with their own social skills and interaction. Remember getting back to what was normal before the pandemic will be uncomfortable at first. Many things start with discomfort, but great things come out of seeing it through.   Links Mentioned: Instagram https://www.instagram.com/poppyandjadetherapycollective/ Connect with Ryanne: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/ryanne-t-mellick-savage-mn/967730 Follow Rebecca Greene Blog  https://www.whinypaluza.com/ Book  https://bit.ly/WhinypaluzaBook Facebook  https://www.facebook.com/whinypaluzaparenting Instagram https://www.instagram.com/becgreene5/ @becgreene5 TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@whinypaluzamom?lang=en @whinypaluzamom Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Another voice over episode.  Writer goes by the moniker The Prudentialist and the article is titled Attentional Overload . (Listner Attention- a little crass language but mostly Kosher) https://theprudentialist.substack.com/p/attentional-overload   Beta Today Better tomorrow, content minded until the singularity.

Texas A&M professor and researcher Dr. Brian Anderson joins the program to talk about his work on attentional biases and explains how SUDs may simply be the effects of normal cognitive functioning.

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Today's good news: California levels up its composting game by making composting a statewide practice. Plus, North Carolina State University has developed an Attentional Failure during Driving Questionnaire (AFDQ) to help determine which drivers are most at risk of having an accident.  If you'd like to nominate someone you know who's doing good in this world, send an email to: editorial@optimistdaily.com. Listen to the Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

Being able to control your emotions to minimize unnecessary suffering, and to maximize positive feelings is important to your flourishing. In this episode, Craig discusses emotional regulation and provides some strategies for taking control of your emotions and emotional responses. There's also a goat story!NotesFive Families of Emotional Regulation StrategiesStrategy family                      Example strategiesSituation selection              AvoidanceSituation modification       Direct request (to change the situation)Attentional deployment   Distraction                                                         Rumination (directing attention towards causes & consequences)Cognitive change                 Cognitive reappraisal                                                         Acceptance (of the emotion)Response modulation        Expressive suppression (preventing outward expressions of emotion)                                                         Physiological intervention (e.g. breathing deeply and slowly)Note: Adapted from McCrae & Gross (2020) Available at: https://psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/2020-03346-001.html Article on Stoicism and Emotion Regulationhttps://antidotesforchimps.com/2019/12/14/stoicism-emotion-regulation/Live Well and Flourish website: https://www.livewellandflourish.com/ The theme music for Live Well and Flourish was written by Hazel Crossler, hazel.crossler@gmail.com.Production assistant - Paul Robert

Over the course of the past couple of months I have had the great pleasure to work with a wonderful, enthusiastic, and driven group of throwers through my Holistic Coaching program at Forza Athletics. The feedback I have received from the athletes that are participating has been extremely helpful in ensuring that I am offering them the best mindset and mental preparation support possible. To assist these athletes along their journeys, we have had some frank and delicate conversations. One such topic that has come up with multiple throwers has been about engagement in competition. As you might have guessed, I keep specific notes about each conversation I have with each thrower. Since the outdoor season has started, a topic that has been repeated in conversation has been focused on engagement, or rather lack of engagement in competition. This was not a topic that came up during the indoor season. After four different athletes made reference to the topic, I engaged deeper, trying to discern what they meant by lack of engagement in competition. The surrounding details are to be kept confidential, but hearing their stories makes me think that others might benefit from the strategies I shared with them in conversation. It also leads me to believe that lack of engagement in competition is not something that only happens to elite level throwers, but to a majority of throwers with varying levels of ability. Strategies to Combat Lack of Engagement During Competition 1. Recognize Our Thoughts I'll be one of the first to admit that attending track meets can at times be quite boring if you let it. There is so much happening around the track and in the field events that there is a lot to pay attention to. When the initial thought(s) of boredom or lack of engagement begins to creep in, be able to recognize this is happening. Then ask yourself why you might be feeling this way? What is happening or not happening around you that has caused you to lose interest in what is happening? It is ok to have this thought, we are human. 2. Intentionality - You Give Power to What You Focus On After you recognize this thought, bring yourself back to thoughts of purpose. Why are you here competing? What excites you most about competing? Take two or three deep breaths and become more mindful in the present moment. Take in the experience that is happening at that moment, not what has happened in the past or what you might be thinking about happening in the future, but what is happening in that moment. Attentional control is all about being locked on to the right things at the right time. It is a purposeful process. When we think about performance and executing when it matters most, we have to bring our minds back to the current moment because this is where the performance is happening. 3. Your Why When you bring your mind back to the competition, think about your purpose and why you are competing. Think about your aspirations and what you want to accomplish this season. You may have a technical cue you are working on, bring your emphasis back to that specific objective for the meet.

In this episode of Building Championship Mindsets, Dr. Amber Selking discusses Play #5 of the mental performance playbook and how we give power to what we focus on. Dr. Selking talks about how we can direct our attention to the things that matter and learn how to focus. We can lock into what matters and show up to moments in our life. When we actively pull our minds from the past or the future and into the present moment, we make a vital mind and body connection.     About Building Championship Mindsets Welcome to “Building Championship Mindsets. | the Podcast!” From the LockerRoom to the BoardRoom, our purpose is to help individuals, teams, and organizations understand and leverage the power of Mindset and Leadership to drive results and achieve sustainable performance excellence.    As a leader in the field of sport and performance psychology, Dr. Amber Selking has been fiercely devoted to optimizing human performance in people and systems throughout her entire career.   Dr. Selking is the founder of Selking Performance Group, a leading performance consulting practice that helps individuals, companies, and sports teams achieve sustainable results. She has served as the Mental Performance Coach for the Notre Dame Football team and as the Vice President of Leadership & Culture Development for Lippert, a global, publicly-traded manufacturing company whose corporate vision is to change the model of work, demonstrating that business can and should Be a Force for Good in our World. She has also served as an adjunct professor in the Mendoza College of Business at Notre Dame. Dr. Selking holds a Ph.D. in Educational and Counseling Psychology from the University of Missouri, a master's degree in Sport and Performance Psychology from the University of Denver, and an undergraduate degree in Management Consulting from the University of Notre Dame. At ND, Amber played soccer for the Fighting Irish before an injury ended her career, after which she founded Notre Dame Christian Athletes (NDCA) in the ND Athletic Department. She currently resides in South Bend, Indiana, with her husband, Aaron, and their Doberman Pinscher, Rockne.   Championship Mindset Training | MidWeek Mental Rep How do you change in stressful moments? Do you get external and distracted or internal and hyper focused on yourself? Make the choice to direct your attention to where it needs to be to help you be effective in the moment.  STANDOUT QUOTES “Performance is how you show up, moment by moment. Whether you are a mom or a dad, a friend or a family member or whether you are sitting down to manage your books… All of us need to learn how to win our mental game and direct our attention to the things that matter.” -Dr. Amber Selking [02:12] “Our thoughts affect our emotions, which affect our physiological response, our heart rate, our muscle tension, our visual field, our hormones and ultimately how our bodies are, determines our performance in the moment.” -Dr. Amber Selking [04:45] “Attentional control is all about being locked on to the right things at the right time. It is a purposeful process.” -Dr. Amber Selking [07:33] “When we talk about performance and execution we have to learn how to pull our minds from the past or the future, into the present moment. Because this is where performance happens.”  -Dr. Amber Selking [08:12]   Please get on iTunes to rate us and write a review for us! We are excited to complementarity share this content with our audience, and your rates and reviews will enable us to continue sharing quality content. Also, please share the podcast on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and any other social media that you use, so we can continue Building Championship Mindsets around the world! If you are interested in being a sponsor of this podcast, please contact Dr. Selking directly.   Additional Links: Email Amber to book an engagement or become a podcast partner at drselking@selkingperformance.com Selking Performance Group (SPG) Website: www.selkingperformance.com Follow SPG on Twitter: @ChampMindsets Check us out on Instagram: @champmindsets Like SPG on Facebook: Selking Performance Group Check out our EBooks! "A Dream Come True: the Buzz on Greatness" “Winner's Circle"  Check out Dr. Selking's TEDxTalk entitled, “Think Like a Champion Today” to learn more about the power of your mind to drive excellence in all areas of your life!   TIMESTAMPS [00:04] Intro [01:46] Play #5: Attentional Control [02:40] Client story [07:13] Develop your Attentional Control [08:55] This week's Championship Mindset Training    Pre-Order Book from the Website Pre-Order Book from Amazon   Please rate and review us! We are excited to complementarity share this content with our audience, and engagement will enable us to continue sharing quality content. Also, please share the podcast on social media, so we can continue Building Championship Mindsets around the world! If you are interested in being a sponsor of this podcast, please contact Dr. Selking directly.

It was great to chop it up with my guy Coleman, he's an incredible mind in the performance and basketball industry pushing for a necessary change within this field. Through his innovation, creativity, application and more he's the pioneer of a new aged training format that meshes both on-court skill development and strength and conditioning. Coleman is a science-based guy who backs up everything he says with literature.At only 23, yes you read that right, Coleman has managed to create multiple thriving businesses in Byanymeansbasketball being his original brand and business to then co-founding him and Tyler Leclerc's online platform "Mastery Hoops" which gives so many trainers, coaches and players access to all the possible information you could need. He also has his own gym in Miami Lakes Florida, "Detail Miami". Not to mention a massive social media presence on youtube, instagram and more which he funnels in information to constantly @byanymeansbasketball. If you're unfamiliar with Coleman then take a minute to check him out, a good place to start is his IG @byanymeansbasketball. Here are the links to his platforms and more:Mastery Hoops Platform: https://www.masteryhoops.com/E-Book: https://www.masteryhoops.com/ebook.htmlAttention to Detail Podcast (Colemans Podcast): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/attention-to-detail-the-podcast/id1547502821Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ByAnyMeansBasketball

Marketing ‘triggers” (aka heuristics) are incredibly important to increase conversion rates across all forms of marketing. So why are they so rarely used in business? My guess is because academics make them sound so intimidating. Hyperbolic discounting? Licensing effect? Attentional bias? With names like these, it's no wonder why these are so rarely used. We're challenging this perception in this week's Mindstate Marketing Hour, where I'll pull back the curtain to show you how easy using heuristics can be. I'll also walk you through a simple way to apply five of my favorite triggers to your business to boost your sales.